In the coming years, Open Science will play an even more important role in education and research and thus will inevitably impact the way we teach and do research in the future. Among other universities in the Netherlands and as a member of 4TU, the University of Twente (UT) is actively involved in furthering and shaping Open Science at the UT.
Against this background, the Open Science Community Twente (OSCT) and the Digital Competence Centre (DCC) launched a series of monthly joint events, the so-called joint OSCT-DCC events. These events take approximately 60 minutes with changing topics that are free for everybody. The goals of these events are to:
- provide a space to discuss topics in the context of Open Science,
- make people think about Open Science regularly, and
- present current developments people at UT and Saxion University should know about.
Moreover, these events hopefully help to get to know each other better, also across departments.
Since the OSCT is a bottom-up community, you have also power over the events' topics. Hence, feel free to suggest topics that should be discussed and bring in any ideas you have in mind. Just fill out the form and tell us about your idea. This also applies to the monthly newsletter and the blog posts to which you can contribute.
Looking forward to seeing you at one of the upcoming events ;)
Upcoming JOINT OSCT-DCC Events
How to Check if your code is sustainable?
When: 27th February 2025 10:00 - 12:00
Where: LA 2207 (Langezijds)
Speaker: Serkan Girgin
Abstract:
Adhering to best practices in research software development is essential for creating modern and sustainable research software. However, keeping up with the rapidly evolving best practices can be challenging. Tools designed to assess conformity to these practices can support the development of research code by promoting consistency, quality, and reproducibility across projects. Additionally, such tools can help minimize errors, improve software longevity, and enhance collaboration by encouraging maintainable code. In this session, we will discuss the principles of conformity checking and introduce a research software conformity checking tool we are developing, which tool is capable of analyzing research code written in Python and R. You will learn how to use it to assess the conformity of existing research software projects with best practices, identify potential issues, and receive actionable recommendations for improvement.
Agenda:
10:00 -10:05 Welcome & opening
10:00 -10:45 Presentation
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-12:00 Hands on session: Bring your code and help us improve
Member initiatives
Contributions from the community are key to the success of our OSCT. We consequently strongly encourage our members to initiate and organize their own events related to Open Science, e.g., workshops and hackathons. Member initiatives will be announced on this website and promoted through social media. If you have an idea in mind, please send us a message.